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BULLETIN 976, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table XXII.— Average composition and weight of sorghum grains grown in the environ- 

 mental experiments at three stations in Virginia, Texas, and California, in three or more 

 of the five years from 1915 to 1919, inclusive. 



Crop and place of 

 growth. 



Dwarf milo: 



Arlington, Va.. 



Do 



Do 



Amarillo, Tex . 



Do 



Do 



Chico, Calif 



Do 



Do 



Feterita: 



Arlington, Va. 



Do 



Do 



Amarillo, Tex. 



Do 



Do 



Chico, Calif 



Do 



Do 



Dawn kafir: 



Arlington, Va. 



Do 



Do 



Amarillo, Tex. 

 Do 



Do... 



Chico, Calif 



Do 



Do 



Seed from— 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex. . . 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex. . . 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex... 



Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex.. . 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex. . . 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex... 



Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex... 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex. . . 

 Chico, Calif 



Rosslyn, Va 



Amarillo, Tex... 



Chico, Calif 



Years. 



1915-19 

 1915-19 

 1916-17, 



1919 

 1915-19 

 1915-19 

 1916-17, 



1919 

 1915-16, 

 1918-19 

 1915-16, 

 1918-19 



1916, 

 1918-19 



1915- 19 



1915-19 



1916-17, 



1919 



1915-19 



1915-19 



1916-17, 



1919 



191.5-16, 



1918-19 



1915-16, 



1918-19 



1916, 



1918-19 



1915-19 



1915-19 



1916-17, 



1919 



1915-19 



1915-19 



1916-17, 



1919 



191.5-16, 



1918-19 



1915-16, 



191.8-19 



1916, 



1918-19 



Composition. 



Water. 



Per ct. 

 9.71 

 9.61 



8.77 



8.56 

 8.77 

 7.81 



8.88 



9.04 



8.45 



10.03 

 9.63 



8.78 



8.93 

 8.81 

 8.30 



9.43 



8.83 



8.89 



9.68 

 9.93 

 9.00 



9.06 

 8.59 

 8.22 



8.83 



9.23 



9.01 



Ash. 



Per ct. 

 1.74 

 1.73 

 1.74 



1.64 

 1.62 

 1.68 



1.61 



1.56 



1.58 



1.63 

 ■ 1.64 



1.60 



1.63 

 1.65 

 1.55 



1.55 



1.55 



1.60 



1.57 

 1.59 

 1.61 



1.72 

 1.81 

 1.74 



1.64 



1.56 



1.54 



Protein 



(N.X 

 6.25). 



Per ct. 

 10.36 

 10.62 

 10.41 



13.45 

 13.39 

 13.52 



9.86 



10.32 



11. 75 



11.30 

 11.13 

 10. 63 



14.32 

 14. 35 

 14.35 



10.73 



11.34 



11.55 



11.25 

 10.92 

 10.60 



12.92 

 13.15 

 13.33 



10.89 



10. 83 



11.27 



Fat. Fiber. 



Per ct. 

 3.00 

 3.06 

 3.03 



3.32 

 3.25 

 3.72 



3.36 



3.52 



3.60 



2.89 

 2.82 



3.09 

 3.10 

 3.20 



3.17 



3.30 



3.38 



3.38 

 3.25 

 3.45 



3.36 

 3.35 

 3.48 



3.52 



3. 35 



3.66 



Per ct. 

 1.74 

 1.67 

 1.57 



1.71 

 1.71 

 1.69 



1.62 



1.61 



1.85 



1.48 

 1.40 

 1.45 



1.67 

 1.74 

 1.64 



1.49 



1.50 



1.77 



1.53 

 1.55 

 1.61 



1.82 

 1.83 

 1.92 



1.68 



1.69 



1.79 



Weight. 



1,000 

 kernels. 



Grams. 

 36.9 

 33.8 

 34.8 



Summary. 



Dwarf milo: 



Rosslyn, Va... 

 Amarillo, Tex. 

 Chico, Calif. . . . 

 3 stations 



Do 



Do 



Feterita: 



Rosslyn, Va. .. 

 Amarillo, Tex . 

 Chico ; Calif. . . . 

 3 stations 



Do 



Do 



Dawn kafir: 



Rosslyn, Va... 

 Amarillo. Tex . 



Chico ; Calif 



3 stations 



Do 



Do 



3 stations. 



do... 



do... 



Rosslyn, Va... 

 Amarillo, Tex. 

 Chico, Calif... 



3 stations 



do 



do 



Rosslyn, Va... 

 Amarillo, Tex. 

 Chico, Calif... 



3 stations 



do 



do 



Rosslyn, Va... 

 Amarillo, Tex. 

 Chico, Calif.. . 



13 



9.46 



1.73 



10.47 



3.03 



1.67 



35.2 



13 



8.47 



1.64 



13.45 



3.39 



1.71 



32.3 



11 



8.82 



1.59 



10.54 



3.48 



1.68 



37.3 



14 



9.06 



1.67 



11. 32 



3.22 



1.70 



35.3 



14 



9.15 



1.64 



11.53 



3.26 



1.67 



34.2 



9 



8.34 



4.66 



11.90 



3.45 



1.70 



35.1 



13 



9.58 



1.63 



11.08 



2.89 



1.44 



41.0 



13 



8.74 



1.62 



14.34 



3.12 



1.69 



35. 4 



11 



9.06 



1.57 



11.18 



3.27 



1.57 



3S.4 



14 



9.47 



1.61 



12.22 



3.06 



1.55 



38.3 



14 



9.11 



1.62 



12.34 



3.08 



1.55 



38.6 



9 



8.66 



1.58 



12.18 



3.13 



1.62 



37.7 



13 



9.62 



1.59 



10. 97 



3.35 



1.56 



22.6 



13 



8.69 



1.76 



13.10 



3.38 



1.85 



IS. 7 



11 



9.02 



1.58 



10.97 



3.50 



1.71 



20.5 



14 



9.22 



1.64 



11.74 



3.41 



1.68 



20.5 



14 



9.25 



1.66 



11.69 



3.31 



1.69 



21.0 



9 



8.74 



1.63 



11.73 



3.53 



1.77 



20.1 



a Data for 1917 not included, 

 years only. 



t Twelve years only, c Thirteen years only, d Eleven years only. e\ 



